Saturday, January 30, 2010

Slab's First Fist 16 Victory Release Dance

A couple people have yelled at me because I usually use lined paper to draw my storyboards on, so I thought I'd experiment with drawing straight into a sketchbook. It's not as comfortable for me, but here it is-just for the complainers.It takes Donald a second to realize the fight is over and then he bursts into his victory ritual!He does his famous "put him out of his misery" mock shotgun bit! Pure humiliation!He races around the yard in triumph and hops up onto the fence! The crowd goes wild!The whole neighborhood eats it up! Who doesn't love this hall of fame champion?Donald does a backflip off the fence!A perfect landing! What an athlete! What an athlete!He gives the camera a thumbs up and his local gang signal!Big John holds the hands of his anxious opponents. This is the only place you can do that in this great nation of ours, folks.And now we wait for the official judge's verdict. That is one sad looking headless boy there.

thanks for the non-lined paper!! but if you are more prolific on ANYTHING (that doesn't biodegrade before you can scan it) please use whatever is best for you.. p.s. thanks for doing all the donald bastard stuff too!! i can't wait to see that bastard fully animated!

Great strip John! I'm indifferent to the whole line paper debate, as someone mentioned earlier "whatever is best for you". On comparison however I will say that the poses do read a better without the line in the frames.

"The Crowd Goes Wild" shot is pure poster-rific cartoon art! and "F" the complainers! I'm with SquidJiggerLips, Gamzoo and HemlockMan...if the lined paper keep you loose and creative then stick with it. Drawing on crap puts the emphasis on creativity and not on fancy precious "art supplies."

I agree with SquidJigger...You don't need fine art materials to create art! Art is what comes from your mind and how you use the materials to create it! So John, do us all a favor and keep using line paper...from the dollar store! =)